Doctor in the Nude Author:Richard Gordon Richard Gordon is best-known for his hilarious 'Doctor' books and the long-running television series they inspired. Himself a qualified doctor, he worked as an anaesthetist, ship's surgeon and then as assistant editor of the British Medical Journal before leaving medical practice in 1952 to take up writing full time. Many of his books are based ... more »on these experiences in the medical profession and are all told with the rye wit and candid humour that have become his hallmark.« less